line drive

noun

: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground

Examples of line drive in a Sentence

He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Soto hit a line drive single to center to score him, and Alonso followed with an RBI double. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025 The Red Sox had a prime opportunity to win it in the ninth when Carlos Narvaez led off the inning with a loud line drive high off the Green Monster. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2025 No surprise, though neither safety was exactly a smoking line drive. Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 Robinett smoked a line drive 106 mph right at shortstop Kaeden Kent. Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line drive

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line drive was in 1903

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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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line drive

noun
: a batted baseball hit not far above the ground in a nearly straight line

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